The Vikings canceled practice on Friday to attend his funeral service. According to Pro Football Talk, there were 250 people in attendance.

“He was a great coach [and] just a hell of a person,” former NFL head coach Rex Ryan said to the St. Paul Pioneer Press’ Chris Tomasson. “He was my kind of guy. He was a tough ass, but he was just special. He had a great rapport with his players. You knew what you were going to get from him. He was an honest man. Just a great coach.”

His service took place at the St. Bartholomew Catholic Faith Community Church in Wayzata, Minnesota. Riley Reiff, Nick Easton, Pat Elflein, Mike Remmers, and Rashod Hill — his Vikings offensive lineman — were his pallbearers, as they carried his basket to the hearse.

“He took me to places I couldn’t go as a player and as a man,” Elflein said. “It wasn’t just football with him. He really cared about his players, the well-being of his players. It hurts.